Object photograph·C03471·1927–1931

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote

Terracotta figure with a ribbed upper body, arms at the sides, a crest-like top to the head and a tall tapering base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03471. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A terracotta figure photographed from the front against a plain grey backdrop. The upper body has a head with a ridge on top and projections at the sides, horizontal ribbing across the torso, and a round hole in the chest. The figure stands on a tall, tapering conical base with a second hole in its side, and the print is mounted on a card with a cream border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Terracotta Neo-Cypriote.